Metacard IDE installation

[Shari]

>5. you are ready to use MC 2.7.x, after updating the engine inside 
>the app package!

I need more explicit instructions (sheepish grin).

I am starting with a virgin new copy of just downloaded Revolution, v.2.7.3.

I downloaded two MC IDE files notated v2.7:

mctools.mc
mchelp.mc

I do not have an older version of Metacard that will open any of the 
newer files.  My old Metacard would not open a Rev Home stack to save 
it's soul.  We tried with Revzilla the other day.  Old Metacard 2.4.3 
no likey new files.  I did just attempt to edit the Home stack script 
from within Revolution, and it threw up an Enter Password dialog.  I 
have not set any passwords.

Sooo... I may not have access to the Home stack script.  This doesn't 
kill my chances of using the MC IDE, does it?  I did not request a 
special MC license key as I've heard mentioned before, as I was under 
the impression that the new version did not need this extra key. 
Should I be requesting this key after all?

Also:

What do I do with the mctools.mc and mchelp.mc files?  Do I just drop 
these files into the Toolset folder?

How do I set it up to use both Rev and MC IDES?  To be able to switch 
back and forth?

I surfed several websites of the Revolution gurus.  I searched the 
Metacard mailing list archives, too.  I did not find instructions 
that answered these questions.  There were some messages dated 2003, 
but I did not know if 3 year old messages were still valid to the 
newer versions.

Shari
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